Wednesday, December 5, 2012

50% Vegan and Rising.

Not sure I got the halves right. The meat half could be on the right...

I'm here to tell you about an important milestone in my life, something I've been waiting to declare for a long while now. You might not think it's as exciting as a first tattoo, or front row seats to see Lil Wayne, but if you were in my shoes, you'd understand how pretty fuckin' awesome it is. In fact, I hope it happens to all of you, too (and I'm not talkin' about menopause, either).

I've been vegan half my life. And, starting next month, I've been vegan MORE than half my life.

It's actually one of the coolest things about getting older, 'cuz
the more I age, the more vegan-me reigns over former-animal-eating-me.

I'm trying to think of a really amazing way I can celebrate these past 22 years to benefit our animal friends. But while I'm mulling over my options, I thought I'd give away a copy of Papa Tofu Loves Ethiopian Food. It's been ages since the last one.

Get on it. This is your last opportunity!

This giveaway is open worldwide, and it expires one week from today. Just leave me a comment!

If you already own a copy, you could always gift one away, or, hold onto a second copy as a backup, since I'm not sure there will be another edition once I sell through my current inventory.

Anyone else veganversary-ing this month? If so, I'm sharing this diddy with you, sung to me by my dearest bub, Dave $, on my 18th year. I could watch this over and over and over again X 948,048,904,809.

Congratulations! I look forward to getting to that point in my own life. My only regret is that I didn't go vegan sooner.

I'd love to nab a copy of Papa Tofu Loves Ethiopian food. I've never actually made any and am super-excited because I'll be having it for the first time in January when I travel to DC and my sweetie takes me to some of the great Ethiopian places there.

yay, congratulations! i was super excited when i realized i owned my beloved car for 50% of my life. and now that i can finally figure out fractions i am up to 57%. and it feels good. mammal meat has never passed my lips (well lets not get rude here, you know what i mean). once when i was very little my grandmother tried to feed me a hot dog and i asked my brother if it was meat and he said yes and supposedly i threw it across the room, but i don't remember being that bratty. please enter me in your zine giveaway so i can make some yummy grub.

Congratulations! I've got a few years to go before I hit that milestone (okay like 18 years ...), but I'll get there some day :)I have your zine, and I know about a dozen people who would love to get a copy of it. I'd love to have an extra copy to give away!

Happy Vegan Anniversary! :-)I can't remember for the life of me the exact day I went vegan, but I do know it's be about 2 years. Every year your vegan, it just makes you more awesome Kittee! Congratulations!

What a fabulous milestone! Congratulations!I became vegan quite a bit later in my life than you did, so I'm nowhere near reaching that milestone, but I'm headed there, that's for sure!

Thank you for offering us a chance at winning a copy of your zine. I love Ethiopian food, and would love to try your recipes. Actually, I'm going to get a copy right now, so that I'm sure I get one before you run out, and if I win the copy you're offering here, I totally know someone who will love receiving such a fantastic gift!

You should be put in frames and shown as an example of a good vegan:) I heard there was a poll conducted that showed that more than 50% of people who become vegan is not able to, for some reason, stick to their choices for the rest of their lives. Seeing that you can do so well is motivating.

Congrats Kittie! Being vegan feels so good. I love the photo above and would love to get my hands on a copy of PTLEF -- I love Ethiopian food, but can only find lame ethiopian recipes online -- they never turn out right, so I've kind of given up!

Wowza, oodles and oodles of congratulations to you--just think of all the other-than-human animals' lives you've saved and all the human animals' lives you've enriched over the course of 22 whole years! May you continue on with many more.

That is something to smile about! Congratulations :) I became vegan 2 years and 8 months ago when I was just 20 so I've got a way to go..but it truly has been a hugely positive, life-altering choice. Would love to win a copy of your Ethiopian zine- I adore Ethiopian and would love to learn how to make some good dishes.

That's really great, one day i will be able to say that iv'e lived more vegan than not, but it will be somewhere in 2020's ! I have been a vegetarian for 1/3 of life though. Also your bub is super adorable, men look great in skirt :)

Congratulations, Kittee!! That is so awesome! I'd love to say that I've been vegan half of my life, but then I'd only be ten now. As it stands, I have to wait until I'm in my 60's to reach the vegan/meat eating days tipping point.

Congrats Kittee, mine & my bf's veganversary will be coming in January, went back to veganism 4 yrs ago as New Yr's resolution & haven't looked back. Been vegetarian for over 20 yrs. Would absolutely love to win a copy, don't have an Ethiopian vegan cookbook. ^_^

My Birthday was on the sixth, and I reaffirmed my vegan commitment! It's year number two for me, and I can't wait until the day when I've been vegan half my life. I've already discovered the joys of vegan living as being more affordable, healthier, and kinder to animals. Now I'm reaching out to the community more (Thanks awesome people.) Congrats!!!!

Congrats and many more years of healthy and yummy veganism to come! Celebrated 20 years of vegetarianism last May or June (I go by the Jewish calendar for this day) and a first veganversary in November :)One of the defining events in the past year was re-discovering Ethiopian/ Eritrean food :)

Congratulations! It's a great feeling. I've been veg*n for over half my life (vegetarian then vegan). So it's extra fun when you someone who doesn't know you well learns you're veg*n and they say it's a "phase" or "it won't last long, you'll remember you love meat" or any other ridiculousness. Dude, I've been veg*n for for 13 years. Ain't gonna happen.

Happy Anniversary. Been vegetarian - vegan on and off for 42 years next February; strictly vegan for 7 years this month. Honored to share December date with you and others; mostly because of all we vegans do for the animals, the planet and ourselves simply by the choices we make daily. And looking forward to making more exciting Ethiopian food from your 'zine. Thanks.

Happy Anniversary. Been vegetarian - vegan on and off for 42 years next February; strictly vegan for 7 years this month. Honored to share December date with you and others; mostly because of all we vegans do for the animals, the planet and ourselves simply by the choices we make daily. And looking forward to making more exciting Ethiopian food from your 'zine. Thanks.

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